This Is South Tyneside Festival

Sunday concerts at Bents Park

Fabulous FREE concerts across July

Free entry
No tickets required
Gates open approximately 12:45PM

Sun 10 Jul

Will Young

+ Beth Macari

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Sun 17 Jul

Ella Henderson

+ The South

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Sun 24 Jul

Dance Revival

Featuring Whigfield, Phats & Small, D:ream, Kelly Llorenna and Sonique

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Sun 31 Jul

Shalamar and The Fizz

+ Rivelino

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Priority plus tickets

Available for purchase from The Shop @ The Word

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£6 per person
Under 5s free
Gates open approximately 12 noon
Guaranteed earlier access into the park
Dedicated bar serveries and toilets

Festival Parade

A spectacle of colour, dance and music

Sat 2 July
12:30pm - 5pm

The biggest carnival of its kind in the North East, the hugely popular South Tyneside Festival Parade takes place this year on Saturday 2 July.

An afternoon not be missed, and one of the highlights of the region's event calendar.

Join us as the parade makes its way from South Shields Town Hall in the Town Centre to Bents Park on South Shields Seafront, where there will be even more entertainment to enjoy.

Festival parade

Street theatre

Sun 3 July
12noon - 3pm

New for our 2022 festival programme!

Giant, moving dinosaur fossils, sea shanties and an interactive circus! Come along and enjoy an afternoon of family friendly entertainment at Sandhaven Promenade, South Shields.

Street theatre

Proms in the park

Sun 3 July
3pm - 5pm

A warm welcome for the return of proms in the park…. get ready to enjoy a whole host of classical performances and singers at an open-air concert in the Bents Park, South Shields. Music lovers are invited to bring along their picnics and deck chairs, flags and voices ready for the best sing song in South Tyneside.

Proms in the park

Other events

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Live Music at the Amphitheatre

Throughout July
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Brass Bands at the Amphitheatre

From June to September
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Kids Fun Fest

Throughout August
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Music in the Bandstand

From June to September
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Summer Parks Entertainment

Throughout August
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Frequently asked questions

Find out more detailed information on the Sunday concerts - including where to go and what to do on the day.

PLEASE NOTE: This includes information for customers who bought tickets for the 2020 festival.

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Have your say

Residents and visitors from across the UK who attended the South Tyneside Summer Festival 2022, are being given the chance to share their views and help shape future events.

Tell us about your experience and help South Tyneside Council (as organisers) understand what went right and what elements, if any, could be improved.

The feedback will be used to help shape future events in the borough, with one respondent being selected at random to receive £50 food and drink voucher as a thank you for taking part.

South Tyneside Festival Survey